Covid-19 survivors may only be protected from reinfection for six months, according to a study which casts doubt over the prospect of long-lasting immunity. University of Amsterdam researchers followed 10 volunteers for 35 years and tested them every month for four seasonal and weaker coronaviruses, which usually cause mild illnesses similar to the common cold. They … Read more
MasterChef producer reveals the real reason there are no immunity challenges against guest chefs in the Back To Win season By Alisha Buaya For Mailonline Published: 10:25 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 12:04 BST, 13 June 2020 Fans may have noticed that there has been no immunity challenges against a guest chef on the … Read more
Can a cold give you coronavirus immunity? Some forms of common respiratory illness might help build protection from Covid-19… and it could last up to 17 YEARS, scientists say The latest study was by scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore Found some forms of the common cold might help give protection from Covid-19 Immunity … Read more
Does having coronavirus make you immune to future infection? Experts say finding the answer to this question is one of the keys to ending the lockdown. And now scientists believe they will have that answer in as little as three months, thanks to a major UK trial. Some 20,000 antibody testing kits are being sent … Read more
Groomer honeybees can boost a colony’s immunity by clearing deadly parasites off their nestmates using their mandibles, a study has found. For a short period of their lives, some worker bees take on the role of removing debris including dangerous pests from other members of the colony. These bees – dubbed allogroomers – develop a … Read more
Even people with mild symptoms of the coronavirus develop antibodies, according to a study that raises hopes that survivors do get immunity. Researchers analysed the blood of 160 medics who all had a mild form of Covid-19 and had not needed hospital care. They found 99.4 per cent of the group had antibodies to the … Read more
Immunity to coronavirus could only last six months, study finds – casting fresh doubt on ministers’ plans to give survivors ‘immunity passports’ Researchers tested 10 men for four coronaviruses regularly for 35 years Found that they were regularly reinfected after 12 months and antibodies were substantially reduced after six Matt Hancock said ministers are looking … Read more
Immunity certificates for people to prove they are protected against coronavirus are being looked at by the Government in an effort to get people back to work. Matt Hancock announced contracts for 10 million antibody tests had been signed which would be given to NHS and care workers from next week. The Health Secretary told … Read more
People who have caught COVID-19 and recovered from the disease could be encouraged to rejoin the general public to provide ‘shield immunity’. The reintroduction of recovered coronavirus patients would, in theory, help reduce the rate of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology say the immunity of the recovered patients … Read more
At this time of Covid-19 and the heightened stress that most of us are experiencing, our internal body clocks and ability to sleep may be disrupted just when we most need them to stay healthy. New research has shown that our response to infection changes over the course of each day, and — even more … Read more